Shrek (video game)

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Shrek
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Developer(s) Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment
Publisher(s) TDK Mediactive
Distributor(s) DreamWorks
Platforms Xbox, GameCube
Release date(s) Xbox
    GameCube
      Genre(s) Platformer
      Mode(s) Single-player

      Shrek is a video game, based on the first installment in the popular film franchise Shrek. Shrek is one of 22 launch titles that were available the day of the Xbox's launch on 14 November 2001.

      A port of the game for the GameCube, entitled Shrek Extra Large, was released on 31 October 2002 in North America[1] and on 24 October 2003 in Europe.

      The game was also noted for being one of the first commercial titles to make use of deferred shading,[2][3] a feature which was relatively uncommon in games until the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and Grand Theft Auto IV.

      Plot

      Shrek is based on the first installment of the popular movie franchise Shrek. Shrek is delivered a message by the infamous Magic Mirror that the lovely Princess Fiona has been captured by an evil wizard, Merlin. Shrek must travel to Merlin's Dark Tower Fortress of Pure Evil, but an impassable fog has been laid across the Fairy Tale Lands. The fog and Merlin's Fortress can be passed through the completion of Good Deeds. The Magic Mirror gives Shrek a Book of Good Deeds and offers to teleport him to places where Good Deeds are required.

      Gameplay

      The player completes objectives ("Good Deeds"). In most objectives, the player hunts for an object and completes an action. Not many objectives vary from this, though a few will occasionally vary. Notably, Shrek's ally and best friend Donkey neither appears in the game, nor is mentioned.

      Reception

      Reception
      Review scores
      Publication Score
      GC Xbox
      AllGame N/A 2/5 stars[4]
      EGM N/A 3.33/10[5]
      Game Informer 3/10[6] 2/10[7]
      GamePro N/A 2.5/5 stars[8]
      Game Revolution N/A D+[9]
      GameSpot N/A 5.3/10[10]
      GameSpy N/A 48%[11]
      IGN 3/10[12] 5.6/10[13]
      Nintendo Power 2.1/5[14] N/A
      OXM N/A 5.3/10[15]
      X-Play 1/5 stars[16] N/A
      The Cincinnati Enquirer N/A 3.5/5 stars[17]
      Aggregate scores
      GameRankings 33.89%[18] 51.65%[19]
      Metacritic 36/100[20] 49/100[21]

      Reviews of the game range from very mixed to negative. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 52% and 49 out of 100 for the Xbox version,[19][21] and 34% and 36 out of 100 for the GameCube version.[18][20]

      References

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      External links

      Shrek at MobyGames

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